Tire protecting device



Feb. zo, 1940.

J. HUARTE TIRE PROTECTING DEVICE Filed Aug. v122, l19558 l/JMS BZ Z v`ATTORNEY "i ready adaption andeiic'ient use, offers obvious comingdamaged due to the pressure of the vledge, 15

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Application August 12,' y1938, Serial No.' 224,615 In Argentina June 22,1938 1 Claim. (ol. 301-40) This invention relates to a new device forpro- Under normal conditions, that is to say, when testing the tires ofautomobiles, trucks andl simi-v the tire l is perfectly inflated, theelastic tire 6 lar vehicles, and has for its main object a new remainssuitably above the ground surface, since and simple device whichentirely prevents cutthe external diameter of said tire Bis somewhat .5ting and other damages suffered by the tires upon smaller than thediameter corresponding tc the becoming at, whether by puncture or otherpneumatic tire, but in turn it is larger than that causes, and which, ifnot noticed immediately by of the metallic rim 2, as may be clearly seenthe driver, may cause the total destruction of l in the upper portion ofFigure 1. f said tires due to the action of the weightl of the Shouldlthe tire 1 become natv at any given' l0 vehicle. moment, this wouldcause a certain'vertical lowl0 The new protecting device subject of thepresfing of the corresponding wheel, in which case ent invention isparticularly adaptable to any the elastic tire 6 would engage the groundsuryehicle employing pneumatic' tires,"and in View of face, as shown onthe lower portion of Figure 1,. its excellent economic features, as Wellas its thus preventing the pneumatic ytire 'l from be- UNITED STATES[PATENT orricr.g

advantages over all other devices and apparatus Y, ofthe metallic rim 2,and the vehicle can run which have been proposed and used heretofore inthis condition until the pneumatic tire is for the same purpose. changedor inflated.

The invention also contemplates other ob- If desired,`the externalsurface of thetubular jects which will become apparent'fromthe coursebody I may carry radial fins 8, of suitable cross- 20 of the presentspecification. sectionwhich While reinforcing said body, may

In order that the `invention may be more `also serve as driving uns,thereby preventing the clearly understood and easily carried intopracvehicle from becoming stopped in a swamp or tice, same has beenillustrated by way of exthe like.

ample and in a preferred embodiment in the The invention, as describedabove, is quite 25 accompanying drawing, wherein: evidentk and requiresno further explanation to 'Figure 1 is a sectional View of thedevice'sub! those skilled in the art.` 1 ject of the presenty invention,applied to a Wheel It is evident that several modifications in conhaving`a flat tire; and struction and detail may be introduced without Figure2 shows a side elevation ofthe same departing from the scope of,the'preslentv inven- 30H l device. f I tion as clearly set forth in theappended claim.

vlin the form illustrated, `the new protecting What I claim is: K devicesubject of the present invention comprises A vehicle wheel including arim portion mainly a tubular body l, preferably of frustoequipped with apneumatic tire, an annular, holconical shape, straight or curved, madeof iron low, flaring member fastened at itsfsmaller end or othermetallic material, cast or in sheet, and to the wheel rim and extendingfrom said rim of which the smaller diameter end is fixed to the to oneside `of the wheel, a tire carried by the internal or side facerof therimv 2 of the vehicle, larger end o f said member,r said member and theas by rivets 3 or any other suitable means. 're carried `thereby beingaxially alined with i 40 In turn,`the large diameter end of said tubularthe wheel, the member-carried tire being of 40' body i has aperipherical ange 4, of cylindrical lesser diameter than the pneumatictire when the shape, on the externalsurface of which is adaptlatter isnormally inflatedL and being of greater ed a small metallic rim 5, ofU-section-or the. diameter than the pneumatic tire when the lat'- like,within which is adapted an elastic tire 6', ter is deflated, saidmember-carried tire being 45 of suitable shape and dimensions. spacedlaterally from the wheel, and member- 45 The above-described device isadaptedto the reinforcing and traction fins at circumferentiallyinternal faces of the corresponding vehicle spaced points on theexterior of said member` wheels, so as to remain hidden under thevvehicle between the wheel and said member-carried tire, withoutinterfering with the free run thereof, or the outer edges of said finsbeing Adisposed in- 5() else it may be placed on the external face ofywardly of the periphery of said member-carried 50 the wheels, thusprotecting the rim and tire also tire.

against lateral impacts. JUSTO HUARTE..

